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Etymology edit

vertical +‎ -ize

Verb edit

verticalize (third-person singular simple present verticalizes, present participle verticalizing, simple past and past participle verticalized)

  1. (transitive) To orient vertically.
  2. (transitive, marketing) To adapt to a vertical market.
  3. (manufacturing) To vertically integrate (to bring stages in the manufacturing process in-house)
  4. (urban studies) To densify through increasing building storeys and heights

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